Kawari Hishi Sashiko Pattern PDF — Diamond Lattice Variation Template
✦ Kawari Hishi (Diamond Lattice Variation): Japanese-Inspired Sashiko Pattern ✦
A printable, true-scale PDF for kawari hishi, a diagonal diamond lattice where every line breaks into a small zigzag partway across, mirrored so the grid keeps its balance, worked in the hand one calm line at a time.
Hishi (菱), the diamond, is one of sashiko's oldest and best-documented lattice families, traditionally read as a wish for family and long life. This kawari (variant) takes that diamond grid and breaks each edge with a small zigzag step instead of a plain straight line. This zigzag isn't a documented traditional motif; we're calling it what it is, a modern variation on the classic hishi diamond family, the same honest naming we use for our other kawari patterns. Shown here in a single color, indigo on white or the reverse.
WHAT YOU GET (instant download):
• Cover + motif overview
• True 1:1 stitching template with a stitch-path guide
• Step-by-step marking, stitching & finishing guide
• Transfer template for water-soluble stabilizer
• US Letter AND A4, reusable, print as often as you like
DETAILS:
• Skill level: Beginner, plain running stitch
• Time: approx. 1-2 hrs for a 10x10 in piece
• Thread: approx. 6 m of sashiko thread (one color)
• You'll need: cotton or linen, sashiko thread, a water-erasable marker, and a ruler
HOW IT WORKS:
• Print at 100% and check the 1-inch square
• On light fabric, trace at a bright window or lightbox; on dark fabric, print the transfer page onto water-soluble stabilizer, stitch through it, then rinse it away
• Stitch every diagonal running one way first, then every diagonal running the other way; a numbered, color-coded stitch-path guide on page 2 walks you through both passes
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For personal use only; please don't resell or redistribute. Digital download, nothing is shipped.
You'll get 2 files: one for US Letter, one for A4.
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